Global Startup Heat Map highlights 10 Manufacturing Startups to Watch in 2023
Through the Big Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered StartUs Insights Discovery Platform, which covers over 3 790 000+ startups & scaleups globally, we identified 1252 manufacturing startups. The Global Startup Heat Map below highlights the 10 manufacturing startups you should watch in 2023 as well as the geo-distribution of all 1252 startups & scaleups we analyzed for this research. Based on the heat map, we see high startup activity in the US and India, followed by Western Europe. These manufacturing startups work on solutions ranging from digital twins and smart factories to additive manufacturing and industrial robotics.
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As the world’s largest resource for data on emerging companies, the SaaS platform enables you to identify relevant technologies and industry trends quickly & exhaustively. Based on the data from the platform, the Top 5 Manufacturing Startup Hubs are in Bangalore, London, New York City, Mumbai, & Singapore. The 10 hand-picked startups highlighted in this report are chosen from all over the world and develop solutions for 3D printing, predictive maintenance, factory automation, and quality management.
10 Manufacturing Startups to Watch in 2023
Key technologies driving advancements in the manufacturing industry to improve throughput and product quality. Automation and robotics improve efficiency and cost savings while 3D printing ensures faster prototyping and customization. Advanced data analytics and AI provides optimized supply chain management and enhanced quality control. Additionally, manufacturers are leveraging sustainable technologies for environmentally conscious production. These innovations are shaping the future of manufacturing, making it more efficient, agile, and sustainable.
- Basetwo AI – Manufacturing Digital Twins
- MOLG – Circular Micro-Factories
- SAEKI Robotics – Robotic Digital Manufacturing (RDM)
- Cognivix – Manufacturing Automation System
- DiNAMIQS – Viral Vector Manufacturing
- Xaba – Industrial Robot Control
- Amnovis – Metal 3D Printing
- Zolnoi – Predictive Maintenance
- synsor.ai – Digital Quality Control
- Cognitive Design Systems – Automated Product Design
Basetwo AI provides Manufacturing Digital Twins
Canadian startup Basetwo AI provides TwinOps platform to use digital twins in manufacturing. The startup’s low-code, drag-and-drop interface allows users to easily integrate multiple data sources, clean ingested data, as well as deploy and monitor models. It also allows engineers to share model results on existing dashboards for easier collaboration and visualization of insights across teams. These models improve the productivity, quality, and efficiency of biopharmaceuticals, active ingredients, chemicals, food, and beverage manufacturing. The platform enables easier model-driven decision-making for engineering teams to rapidly build, test, and operationalize digital twins while saving manufacturing resources.
MOLG operates Circular Micro-Factories
MOLG is a US-based startup that develops circular manufacturing solutions for electronic products. It uses AI and robotics to operate autonomous micro-factories that assemble and disassemble products using computable bi-directional commands. MOLG’s software plug-in for computer-aided design (CAD) tools interprets and integrates these commands into the regular product design workflow. MOLG’s technology enables companies to recover and reuse valuable components as well as create new business models based on product-as-a-service or localized production. This makes it easier for companies to adopt circular manufacturing without completely overhauling their existing manufacturing processes.
SAEKI Robotics advances Robotic Digital Manufacturing
SAEKI Robotics is a Swiss startup that offers a robotic digital manufacturing robot for large-scale components. The robot combines 3D printing, milling, post-processing, and 3D scanning in one solution. The startup provides the full hardware and software automation stack, including a high-performance extruder that handles a wide range of polymers with fiber content. The extruder uses fused granulate manufacturing (FGM) to build parts fast and with minimal material waste. SAEKI Robotics also provides control and design software that streamlines the design-to-part process and reduces time waste. The startup’s RDM robot is easy to use and adaptable to any project, empowering companies for on-demand, cost-effective, and sustainable production.
Cognivix provides a Manufacturing Automation System
Italian startup Cognivix provides Fieldview, a robotics automation system. It utilizes AI and optical sensing to enable industrial robots to recognize and pick up new objects with precision. The system is suitable for both high and low-volume production environments, where traditional automation solutions are not practical or cost-effective. Fieldview thus streamlines the process of training robots to handle new tasks and offers an automated way to transition from engineering to production. The startup’s automation system is also compatible with leading robot brands and is available as an annual subscription per robot. Cognivix’s technology improves productivity and efficiency while reducing manufacturing costs and downtime for companies that rely on plastic or metal components.
DiNAMIQS innovates in Viral Vector Manufacturing
DiNAMIQS is a Swiss startup that specializes in manufacturing and analytics of adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy vectors. The startup offers a comprehensive and integrated range of services to gene therapy companies, including process development, quality control, analytical development, and technology transfer. DiNAMIQS leverages scalable bioreactor technology, enabling the collection of initial yield and purity data specific to the construct. The startup hence brings viral vector manufacturing and analytics to the global gene therapy community and accelerates vaccine development.
Xaba aids Industrial Robot Control
Canadian startup Xaba develops xCognition, a manufacturing platform that utilizes AI to control industrial robots. It integrates an industrial PC with an industrial robot’s electrical cabinet. The platform works with both old and new robotic systems as well as is easy to deploy and integrate with existing systems. The artificial neural network software controls the motion of each robot joint and axes, resulting in a significant increase in the accuracy, repeatability, and consistency of robotic work cells. Xaba’s platform allows companies to improve the manufacturing performance of expensive CNC machines with their existing commercial robotics systems, at the fraction of the cost.
Amnovis advances Metal 3D Printing
Belgian startup Amnovis provides additive manufacturing for the production of high-end products in industrial applications. The startup integrates the AM process with digital process automation to deliver efficient solutions for medical and industrial markets. Amnovis leverages metals such as titanium and copper for 3D printing industrial components. This ensures high conductivity, strength, and biocompatibility for various applications. Amnovis also uses plastic stereolithography for specific applications such as manufacturing surgical guides. The startup helps companies to streamline and optimize production, reduce lead times, and decrease costs while maintaining product quality and consistency.
Zolnoi enables Predictive Maintenance
Zolnoi is an Indian startup that develops a manufacturing system for data-driven predictive maintenance and energy savings. The startup’s system leverages internet of things (IoT) sensors for data acquisition, proprietary AI for predictive analytics, and an end-to-end platform for actionable insights. The platform lets manufacturers identify losses, prevent supply chain breakdowns, and save energy using electric current signature analysis. Zolnoi’s manufacturing solution is also compatible with any machine type, age, or digital readiness as well as requires fewer set-up costs. The startup’s plug-and-play system, in turn, enables manufacturers to achieve more efficient production by predicting machine health and improving maintenance scheduling.
synsor.ai offers Digital Quality Control
synsor.ai is a German startup that provides AI-based quality control for manufacturers. The startup utilizes cameras to capture images of products in batch production processes and analyzes them for anomalies using deep learning. The AI then uses computer vision to detect visual defects, predict potential defects before they happen, and identify the root causes of process instabilities. Synsor.ai’s solution is a low-cost means to help manufacturers improve their quality control processes and reduce the risk of defective products reaching customers.
Cognitive Design Systems enables Automated Product Design
Cognitive Design Systems is a French startup that develops Cognitive Additive, a product design platform that uses AI to generate and optimize designs for manufacturing. The platform automates the industrialization study for parts and assemblies that are suitable for additive manufacturing. It also supports a variety of materials such as metals, polymers, and ceramics. The platform is an off-cloud solution that handles STL or STEP files as well as exports results in different formats. Additionally, it performs risk and cost analysis as well as printability analysis for 3D printing of industrial parts based on the model the company uploads. Cognitive Additive helps engineers and designers streamline the additive manufacturing study process and shorten the design cycle.
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